similarity

Summary

similarity ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (500 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• similarity is a type of affine transformation^[2].
• similarity is a type of dilation^[3].
• similarity is a type of geometric property^[4].
• similarity is a type of similarity^[5].
• similarity's Commons category is recorded as Similarity (geometry)^[6].
• similarity's said to be the same as is recorded as scaling^[7].
• similarity is the opposite of difference^[8].
• similarity's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[9].
• similarity's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[10].
• similarity's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[11].
• similarity's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[12].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include affine transformation^[2], dilation^[3], geometric property^[4], and similarity^[5]. similarity is the opposite of difference^[8].

Influence

Things named for similarity include triploidite^[13], a mineral species^[14].

Why It Matters

similarity ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (500 views/month).^[1] similarity has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[15] similarity is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[16]

Entities named for similarity include triploidite^[13], a mineral species^[14].